Werner van Zyl pursued his undergraduate studies in South Africa and his PhD studies at Texas A&M University USA with John P. Fackler, Jr. (1994-1998). He was also NWO postdoctoral associate at the University of Twente, Netherlands (1999-2003).

He worked at the University of Johannesburg (UJ) before joining UKZN as a Senior Lecturer in 2008 and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2014.

“There is no purpose of life, only in life, so have a life driven purpose in everything while alive.”

Position:

Associate Professor

Qualifications:

PhD - Texas A&M University
MSc - RAU
BSc (Honours)
BSc

Discipline:

Inorganic Chemistry

Campus:

Westville

Telephone:

031 260 3188

Email:

vanzylw@ukzn.ac.za

Research Areas:

Biomass, Energy, Water

Recent Publications:

The Conversation “How the funding of science research in South Africa can be overhauled” Online published 19 September 2016. Link: https://theconversation.com/how-the-funding-of-science-research-in-south-africa-can-be-overhauled-65272

The Conversation “All roads to sustainable energy lead to the sun.” Online published 18 May 2017. Link: https://theconversation.com/all-roads-to-sustainable-energy-lead-to-the-sun-77180

The Conversation “Desalination: global examples show how Cape Town could up its game.” Online published 8 February 2018. https://theconversation.com/desalination-global-examples-show-how-cape-town-could-up-its-game-90949